Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1071

"Well..."

Gilbert locked eyes with her, his gaze sparkling with warmth.

"If we get married, I become her dad naturally. We can explain the past to her when she's older."

Is that really the way?

Sherilyn fell silent for a moment.

Objectively speaking, it was a sound idea.

Jenna was still young, too young to need explanations. If they got married, over time, she would naturally accept Gilbert as her father. As she grew up, she might even forget that her father had been absent for the first few years of her life... It would minimize any hurt to her.

But marriage?

She hadn't really considered it.

Even though they were already in such a relationship.

"Sherilyn."

Seeing her hesitation, Gilbert squeezed her hand gently, his eyes earnest. "Would you? Would you marry me?"

Sherilyn furrowed her brows, caught in indecision.

"No rush."

head. "You don't have to answer right away.

realized he was being a bit hasty today. Such an important thing as marriage deserved proper preparation, a formal proposal that he hadn't given her the first

it, curious, but

Rebecca White," Sherilyn volunteered. "Her divorce

news," Gilbert remarked, nodding. "It's been

asked, "How does she feel about your brother

sure," Sherilyn replied, frowning slightly. Relationships were personal matters, and no matter how close you were to

and Eddy

afternoon sun. Across the street, a black

she emerged, the

or

and Francis stepped out, waving a hand

frowned. What was

to her, forcing a smile. He

be

she noticed Eddy clutching

first time how

Eddy replied, trying to smile through

Rebecca didn't believe him. "Is

paused, then nodded.

"I thought so."

issues. His lifestyle of smoking and drinking had

meds